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Rachel Cusk read by Kristin Scott Thomas. John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs narrated by Chris Addison.

Faber audiobooks now come in a gift card format, in partnership with Spiracle. Give an unforgettable listening experience this Christmas. 🎧 📚

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November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
'Vlautin writes about people overlooked by society and overlooked by literature.' Ann Patchett

Willy Vlautin returns next May with The Left and the Lucky, the heartbreaking story of an unlikely friendship. Available to pre-order now.

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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Tag yourself. We’re ‘sarcastic fringehead.’ Enjoy a daily dose of curiosity in A Year of Living Curiously: 365 Things Really Worth Knowing, and end next year just that bit wiser, and more cheerful.
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Congratulations to the 12 authors longlisted for the 2026 Gordon Burn Prize, including Sarah Hall for her novel Helm.
The Gordon Burn Prize - New Writing North
The Gordon Burn Prize recognises literature that is forward-thinking and fearless in its ambition and execution.
newwritingnorth.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We've got our fingers crossed for John Banville at the @irishbookawards.bsky.social tonight –Venetian Vespers is shortlisted for the Eason Novel of the Year 🤞
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
'A real treasure trove of collected diaries.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Discover the most remarkable diary writing – by the famous, infamous and everyman alike – curated by the creator of the globally bestselling Letters of Note. Diaries of Note is out now in hardback 💫

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November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Friend.
Lover.
Therapist.
'Deathbot'.
The new era of intimacy is here.

Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming our relationships in Love Machines by James Muldoon. Out in January 2026.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
❄️ 'The perfect stocking filler book – short but sweet.'
❄️ 'A charming whodunnit to get you into the festive mood.'
❄️ 'Nostalgic and thoroughly entertaining.'

Waterstones bookseller reviews for The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social, Thriller of the Month this November.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'Complicated relationships and twisted characters form this compelling story of revenge.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Ben Knott's seemingly perfect life is about to be shattered by the unearthing of a local tragedy in The Cut by Richard Armitage, out now in hardback and ebook.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Joanna Kavenna, author of the forthcoming Seven, has written a fascinating piece about the delivery robots in Milton Keynes in New York Magazine. You can read the article here 👇
The Droids Taking Over One of England’s Strangest Towns
Want a glimpse of our robot-filled future? Just go to Milton Keynes.
nymag.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The inimitable sketch writer @mrjohncrace.bsky.social on Elon Musk in his new collection of political chaos, The Bonfire of the Insanities. Out now.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
From Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat, Said the Dead is a work of sublime intensity and tenderness. A book that is both history and ghost story. A book that will leave you gasping by its final page.

Coming on 21 May 2026. You can pre-order it now.

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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'A perfect winter afternoon read!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Read The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social for only 99p today on Kindle 👀

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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'This book was a pleasure to read, and is a must for anyone with a passing interest in Nintendo or the early years of video game creation.' Early NetGalley Review

Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald is available to request on NetGalley 🍄

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November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
‘You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.’ Mae West

Discover more wisdom across 365 mind-expanding entries in a Year of Living Curiously. Out now.
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today marks 100 years since the first publication of T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Hollow Men’
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
'I can't wait to meet these characters again.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Get to know the six narrators of Moira Buffini's epic dystopian novels in our handy guide 👀

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November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A festive window painting for The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social at Chapter 34 in Shoreham-by-Sea. Art by Danielle Brooks 🎨
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
'Banville conveys the cold and chilly atmosphere of Venice in winter which adds to the feeling of menace and suspense.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Venetian Vespers by John Banville is out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook ❄️

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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
'Keza writes brilliantly about video games.' Charlie Brooker

A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario and Pokémon, Super Nintendo by @mackeza.bsky.social is out in hardback from 12 February. Pre-order your copy now 🎮

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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
'It's breathtaking, at times heart-stopping - and totally unexpected. A classic in the making.' Chetna Maroo

On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle, translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell, is out now 🗓️📚
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
'I thought the grownups were back in charge!'

@mrjohncrace.bsky.social on how Labour shattered his expectations: theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations

Crace's newest column collection, The Bonfire of the Insanities, is out now 🔥
‘I thought the grownups were back in charge!’: John Crace on how Labour shattered his expectations
After 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was ...
theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Time stands still with Stop All the Clocks, a selection of W.H. Auden's dazzling poems of love, loss and heartbreak.

Out today. linktr.ee/StopAllTheClocks
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
'The story is dark and the storms and fierce weather add to the atmosphere. I found it both intense and gripping right to its conclusion.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

The Cut by Richard Armitage is out now in hardback and ebook 🎬
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
'This evocative novel is set in bleak midwinter in Venice... An eerie ghost story, a love story and a mystery all wrapped up in one atmospheric package – and told as only Banville could.’

RTÉ on Venetian Vespers by John Banville ❄️
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM